Deposition of Thomas Martin

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Thomas Martin late of Downerayle in the barony of ffarmoy & within the Countie of Corke gentleman (a brittish protetant) duely sworne & examined &c deposeth and saith. That aboute the first of January last & diuers times since the begining of this presente rebellion in Ireland he lost & hath beene robbed & forceably dispoiled of his goods & Chattles & debts to the seuerall values following vzt value of
Of his cowes and sheepe to the value of one hundred fourescore & fiue pounds sterling. Of his corne in the haggard & house to the value of thirtie foure pounds sterling. Of spoileing & wasting of his houses & burneing of his fewell to the value of thirtie six pounds sterling. The deponent further saith that he was exepelled and driuen away from his said farme by meanes of this rebellion wherin he had a lease of thirtie yeeres to come woorth Communibus annis thirtie pounds per annum aboue the landlords rent which he valueth to be woorth one hundred and twenty pounds sterling. Of debts which he accounted goode debts before the begining of this rebellion due vpon Robert Mincton of CastlemcAwliffe in the said County gentleman the sume of six & twenty pound sterling, butt in regard the said Mincton is vtterly dissenabled by this rebellion that he can gett noe satisfaction from him. The totall of his losses amounts to three foure hundred thirty & one pounds sterling besides the losse of his office being one of the atturnyes of the presidency of Munster woorth Communibus annis one hundred & twenty pounds sterling. He saith that the greatest parte of his said goods was taken (as he is credibly informed) by Richard Wall of Walstowne nowe in restrainte in Corke for treason & further he canot depose
Tho: Martin
Jurat coram nobis
4o Junij 1642
Phil: Bisse
Richard ffrench

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The examination of Tho:
Martin in the behalfe of
his daughters Ann ffowlie
& Dorothy Martin
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170 Corke